Google Glass to be made in the USA, but still by Foxconn

Google Glass will be put together in Silicon Valley for starters.
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Like so many other popular and much-coveted tech gadgets, Google Glass will be made by China's Foxconn -- but not in China.

The Financial Times is reporting that Google's augmented reality specs will be assembled by the Taiwan-based company, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, at a facility in Santa Clara, Calif. Foxconn has contracts with many big names in the tech world to manufacture and/or assemble laptops, smartphones, and other consumer products in facilities around the world, including its massive, city-sized factories in mainland China.

According to the report, the small scale, high cost, and complexity of Glass made it a good candidate for the "made in the USA" label.